Won't boot while battery is plugged in

Earlier this week a freak accident (coffee table leg falling off) caused a lot of milk to be spilled on my Pro. I turned it off immediately and disassembled the laptop and removed the battery and cleaned the Pro. After 48 hrs of drying in silica gel and cleaning the logic board with isopropyl. I discovered the HDD was shot, luckily my SSD was fine. I then noticed while setting up for reloading the OS that the battery was staying at "4 green lights" of charge and wasn't doing anything. I removed the battery and then loaded the OS. Upon trying the battery again after a SMC reset I got a boot cycle. removing the battery casued that to stop.
I'm assuming my battery is busted, any other way to test the battery/charging mechanisms in my Pro?
Thanks!

Your machine is 'busted' - immediately after the spill you should have just powered down and made a beeline for your local Apple Store - which is what you should do now. No telling how much it will cost to get the entire machine repaired - but if it's an older machine you may want to ask about Apple's flat rate repair pricing - after you get an estimate.
Good luck,
Clinton

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